KTH0475+1499 (Late Roman Amphora 4) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-41
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 4
Typological identification comment
JLR: slope on shoulder suggests early LRA4, cf. Pieri2005 B1, perhaps end 5th/early 6th c.?
Description
Conical upper body but slightly convex, without discernible shoulder. Short rim without neck, plain and rounded, rolled outward. Patches of excess clay around upper body and rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
The fabric is unusual: hard, fired reddish, with large <lime> chunks visible in rim, other small to tiny light inclusions, some small angular lime. Clearly not the typical brown fabric of usual series.
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds (475+1499) preserve ca. 60% of rim and upper body. Slight to modern, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; worn breaks; thin, extensive film of encrustation.
Rim diameter
0.135
Rim Height
0.104
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
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KTH0475+1499 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1499+475 (Late Roman Amphora 4, variant production)